Report of five children with Guillain-Barre syndrome following a nationwide oral polio vaccine campaign in Turkey

Anlar O., Tombul T., Arslan S., Akdeniz H., Caksen H., Gundem A., ...Daha Fazla

NEUROLOGY INDIA, cilt.51, sa.4, ss.544-545, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 51 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2003
  • Dergi Adı: NEUROLOGY INDIA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.544-545
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Five children with Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS), following a national oral polio vaccination campaign to eradicate disease, are reported. Clinical examination, cerebrospinal fluid and electromyographic findings conformed to the classical description of GBS. Four of them received therapeutic dose of intravenous immunoglobulin G. Two children succumbed to the disease. It was observed that the number of cases of,GBS in children increased during the period of the oral polio vaccination campaign in Turkey, suggesting a causal relationship.